Littonia littonioides, RGereau7060--Tanz. Mbarali Dist. Mbeya-Iringa Hwy. 28 Jan 08. 003.jpg
Native to Angola, DR Congo, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbarali (Lugelele)
-8.778333, 34.429167
Location Remarks
5 km W of Iringa/Njombe boundary just N of Mbeya to Iringa highway in miombo woodland with abundant Bauhinia petersiana. 1220 m elev.
Collectors
Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, William J. Kindeketa, Sharon A. Bodine
Notes
Abundant. Tepals dull yellow, mostly wilted and turning red-brown.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Family
Colchicaceae
Genus
Gloriosa
Specific Epithet
littonioides
Authorship
(Welw. ex Baker) J.C.Manning & Vinn.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#152,149 of 335,497
Top 46%
Extinction probability
12%
